Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2010 (22. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)
2010-04-23 / 16. szám
AMERICAN Hungarian Journal The Angel Whose Name Is Kata Csongrádi BY SUSAN JANCSO Kata Csongrádi is one of the most prolific and creative authors in Hungary. She is a playwright-theater director-singer-actress and humanitarian - all these many talents rolled into one, into her slender, lithe body and sensitive, expressive face. She comes out with a new book or two each year, turns them into wildly successful plays, and performs them herself, with the help of a select few actors (she loves to work with children), and the director of her productions in recent years, Béla Árvay. “Belushka” understands her motivation more than anyone else, and helps Kata reach out and touch others with her love, wisdom and faith. Kata Csongrádit books include A Million Long- Stemmed Roses, It’s Not Witchcraft, Don’t Give Up, Love Like the Sun and The Inner Sun. These are a few of her plays: the amazing “Sissy”, the story of a young queen with royal obligations and a strong will to follow her own mind. “The Sunday Wife”: the reallife tragedy of the unforgettable dramatic actress Gizi Bajor. “Sing, Déryné!”: a courageous actress from a past century, bringing theater to the masses. “The Nefertiti Project: Life Is a Miracle” with the catchy title song. And most recently, “Angelic Show”, based on her book, The Inner Sun, running for the second consecutive year with enormous success. During our visit to Budapest this past March, my husband Julius and I had the good fortune to be able to see the Angelic Show. The Tivoli Theater is tiny, very cozy, the action happens right in front of you. When we were there, the first rows were full of wide-eyed, excited children supervised by a sensitive, sweet teacher who kept them orderly and prepared them for what they were going to see. The stage was as simple as can be, and the show itself was a showcase for how you can work miracles with the simplest of tools. The ballet of a few young girls, the “little angels”. The swishing of a few shiny golden wings made of pleated material. A bright turquoise scarf artfully used to lighten up the black outfit Kata was wearing, her shock of blond her which she was not afraid to mess up while falling or twisting and turning as the play required, and her enormous talent which could make a heart of stone melt. What the director, Béla Árvay considers the greatest achievement is that even confirmed non-believers are touched by the show and accept the viability of letting angels help solve the downtrodden humanity’s problems. “I am human... I make mistakes... I need help... I can’t solve my problems alone” - she sings at one point (approximate quote). She has a lot on her shoulders in real life too: a sick husband she has been nursing back to health for years, an aging mother to take care of. But by the end of the show, I am convinced she must be one of the helping angels herself, a blond, beautiful, compassionate angel sent to help ease our suffering and show the way out. I know I’m not alone with this feeling. The whole audience rewards the performance with a never ending, standing ovation. This is a show from which we all take something home with us, a gift from our beloved angel, Kata Csongrádi. Keep going, Kata, and don’t ever stop! With the Angel after the show: Hirlap publisher Julius Jancso with Kata Csongrádi, whom we are proud to call a friend. She performed several times in America, at the Csardas Restaurant in Hollywood. Dinner at the fabulous “Mignon” Restaurant and Bar in Király utca, Budapest. Kata Csongrádi with Mignon co-owner Tibor Bosznai The Grand Finale, with all the angels flipping their wings PHOTOS BY JULIUS AND SUSAN JANCSO Air Travel Crisis Deepens as Europe Fears Wider Impact PARIS — As an increasingly large part of European airspace was shut down for the third day on Saturday and the towering fountain of ash from an Icelandic volcano showed no signs of letting up, questions about the long-term impact of the eruption were being raised in a continent trying to recover from recession. With airports closed from Ireland to Ukraine, officials expressed hope that some air travel could resume Sunday, or possibly Monday, but the workings of Iceland’s volcano were too mysterious to make rational predictions about it. Winds pushed the particulate ash farther south and east on Saturday, as far as northern Italy. About 17,000 flights were canceled Saturday, and travelers scrambled to find accommodation or land routes home during what is already the worst disruption in international air travel since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when all air travel in and out of the United States was halted for three days. While the closing of the airways has already laid waste to the immediate plans and business of industry, the arts and world leaders, the possibility that it could drag on for days, if not weeks, is raising concerns about the longer term consequences for public health, military operations and the world economy. The disaster is estimated to be costing airlines $200 million a day, but the economic damage will roll through to farms, retail establishments and nearly any other business that depends on air cargo shipments. Fresh produce will spoil, and supermarkets in Europe, used to year-round supplies, will begin to run out. No adverse health effects The World Health Organization issued an advisory saying that as long as the ash remains in the upper atmosphere, there is not likely to be increased health risk. So far, analysis of the ash shows that about a quarter of the particles are smaller than 10 microns, making them more dangerous because they can penetrate more deeply into the lungs, the W.H.O. said. Április 23,2010 £D Heads of state stranded Europe’s three largest airports — London Heathrow, Frankfurt and Paris-Charles de Gaulle — were all shut on Saturday, with officials hoping that flights could resume sometime soon. Britain, France, Germany and Ireland banned most commercial air traffic for another day. Up to 70 percent of flights scheduled for Saturday were canceled as backlogs increased. . The ash cloud was also wreaking havoc on sporting events and concerts as athletes and musicians canceled appearances. It also scuttled routine diplomacy, an effect most evident in the dwindling guest list of dignitaries planning to attend the state funeral on Sunday for President Lech Kaczynski of Poland and his wife, who died in a plane crash last week. On Saturday, at least a dozen delegations canceled plans to attend, including those of President Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prince Charles of Britain. President Valdis Zatlers of Latvia embarked Saturday on a 14-hour car trip so he could attend. Eyjafjallajökull - A little volcano history The Eyjafjallajökull volcano, one of Iceland’s largest, had been dormant for nearly two centuries before returning gently to life in the late evening of March 20, noticeable at first not by any great seismic activity but by the emergence of a red cloud glowing above the vast glacier that covers it. The volcano seemed to return to somnolence early this month. Then on Wednesday, an explosion sent clouds of ash soaring as high as 11,000 meters, disrupting air traffic in Northern Europe, with ripple effects far beyond. The latest eruption is the fourth in 1,100 years, vulcanologists say. The last one, in 1821, which began with days of explosive eruptions, left deep layers of dark-gray ash through vast areas of southern Iceland, some of it nearly reached Reykjavik, and it caused rivers to flood. The fluorine in its ash was blamed for the deaths or debilitation of large numbers of livestock. As Eyjafjallajökull was settling down, its “twin”, the Katla volcano erupted in the spring of 1823. Some geologists said that the latest eruption might last just a few days. But the possibility remained of a longer event, like Eyjafjallajokull’s eruption of more than a year in the 1820s. DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. #102 W. 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